- Movement of tectonic plates: When Earth’s plates collide, slide past, or move away from each other, stress builds up and is released suddenly as an earthquake.
- Volcanic activity: Eruptions can cause earthquakes when magma forces its way through cracks in the crust, creating tremors around the volcano.
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प्रश्न
State two natural causes of an earthquake.
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Earthquake and its causes
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पाठ 8: Earthquakes - EXERCISES [पृष्ठ ७९]
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
The last of the earthquake waves to arrive on the surface of the earth are ___________ waves.
Fill in the blank:
The giant sea waves caused by earthquakes in the oceans are called ___________.
Name two man-made causes of an earthquake.
What is known as the Richter scale?
How are earthquakes useful?
Describe how earthquakes are caused on the surface of the earth.
Is it possible to predict an earthquake? Give reasons to support your answer.
What is an Earthquake?
Name the important Earthquake-belts of the world.
OR
Indicate two major belts of Earthquakes.
Name the instrument used to record Earthquakes.
What was the cause of the Koyna earthquake in India?
Name three causes of Earthquakes.
Give one word for the following :
The surface position immediately above the origin of an earthquake.
Give reasons for the following:
Internal processes are different from external processes.
The earthquake waves are recorded by an instrument known as ______.
Seismology is the study of ______.
The earthquake is a ______ activity.
How the earthquake can be recorded?
Choose the odd one.
focus, epicenter, vent, seismic waves
